Gift of Kenneth A. Silver

Id no. 2748.89, Currency, German

Subject(s):  Weimar

The text translates: "This notgeld loses its validity one month following public announcement" and "Redemption by the 'Chamberlain's' fund."

Cities, towns and enterprises printed emergency currency during the inflation of the 1920s. When Jews were blamed for economic problems, Notgeld incorporated anti-Semitic themes, images, and text.